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Shoes for Children; How to Fit Children For Shoes Properly

This article is great for helping parents shoe shopping for their children. Choosing the right shoe for your child is essential to avoiding many foot problems in the future such as bunions, hammertoes, achilles tendonitis, flat feet, and plantar fasciitis.  It is important to have an experienced person measure your feet such as a pedorthist who is trained and certified to measure feet.  Also, a pedorthist skillfully understands the mechanics of feet so they are able to choose the correct shoes depending on arches, width, gait (walking pattern) and more!  It is very important to have your child measure each time they are getting new shoes since their feet are grwoing and changing all the time.  Look for any abnormalities, lumps, sores, or tender areas and notify a podiatrist immediately. 

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